Karen Mac Cormack
Karen moved to Buffalo last year and I wanted to know how
she found the driving. Personally, I loved being able to park
just about anywhere in Buffalo, a far cry from the parking conditions
in my New York neighborhood. Some afternoons I would drive around
town and park in front of stores, just for the pleasure of getting
a space so easily. But then, where I worked, at the university,
there you could never far a space close to the office. (mp4, 39 seconds, 7.8 mb)

Nick Piombino
Nick and I met at Artie's to discuss the book version of
his Fait Accompli blog. I had the pastrami on rye with Russian.
We were sitting in the glass-enclosed porch when I saw my mother
walk by, which was curious because I had just been talking about
her. She came in to say hello to Nick.(mp4, 43 seconds, 6.9 mb)